Originally posted by Matt Kirsch
Goku,
MOST combat meets don't use 1/12 scale planes. The most popular class right now is called Open B, where the planes can be any design you want, within some limits. You can read the rules at http://www.rccombat.com.
Another class is SSC, slow survivable combat. You can also see the rules for this class at http://www.rccombat.com.
The guys flying scale will have a lot more fun if they aren't squeezing their sphincters every time two planes come within 30 feet of each other.
Thanks for directing me to rccombat.com... Around here we have basically have only done 2610 scale combat.
The Open Class B looks like it has a lot of potential (to get the locals hooked on)... It seems like it has many of the same rules as scale... its has the same weight limits, but allows a slightly larger engine, and admits ANY plane....
SPADS seem like the cheapest, most durable candidate for Class B.... but don't they weigh a bit more than their balsa counterparts?
and as such, wouldn't a SPAD be a bit slower (due to more weight) ?
Maybe I've just seen some heavy spads (mostly just the flat bat though...) (my slow 1/12 Balsa T-6 with a .25 FX flies circles around my buddy's flat bat with a .40 LA in it)
I guess you give and take... either you get cheap/durable SPAD, or faster/lighter balsa (and doesn't fly like a brick)
So I read the SSC rules..... correct me if I'm wrong... you fly with a bigger plane (min. wing and weight requirements.), a smaller engine (a .15 size)... and you fly combat with it?
Does that work out ok? Or does it look like a bunch of sailplanes in a slow motion chase scene...
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